Vertical bumper



Nov. 29, 1938.. A, s, CAMPBELL A2,138,782

VERTICAL BUMPER Filed July 7, 1937 Caajnpe,

Patented Nov. 29, 1938 Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VERTICAL BUMPER Alphonso S. Campbell, Winchester, Mass., assignor to A. S. Campbell Co., Inc., East Boston, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application July 7, 1937, Serial No. 152,362

6 Claims. (Cl. 293-55) The ordinary bumper utilized on automobiles, at their outer ends while the central portion of whether in one or several parts, consists essenthe plate may be forwardly offset at I8, as best tially of a horizontally disposed bar of limited seen in Fig. 1, and provided with the enlarged vertical dimension extending across the width of openings 20 at the inner ends of the slots permitthe vehicle. Since automobiles differ in height ting a member having an enlarged portion wider and since even in vehicles of the same kind the than the width of the slots to be entered into elevation of the bumper above the road will vary the same with the enlarged portions passing in accordance with the load on the vehicle, conbehind the margins of the slot to be interlocked siderable inconvenience and damage is caused by with the plate against horizontal movement.

I0 a bumper of one car passing above or below an- Herein this member takes the form of a nut 2,2 l0 other or interlocking therewith. It has thereslotted across two opposite flats to provide fore become common' to attach to the bumper grooves which t the margin of the slot. The bar vertical cross pieces providing a surface of nuts may be inserted through the enlarged openconsiderable height or depth to engage the ings Eil and may be secured in position after asbumper of another car and prevent such action. sembly by slightly deecting the corner portions l5 Such devices have been variously termed 24 of the slot margins where it joins the enlarged bumper guards, grille protectors and vertical openings 20. The nuts are thus permanently bumpers. mounted in the ways and held against rotation,

My invention relates more particularly to the and since the slots are of substantially greater construction of such devices which provides for length than the width of the bolts they have a 20 clamping them in position on the horizontal wide range of vertical adjustment therein. bumper bar, and the object is to provide a simple The vertical bumper body 6 may be secured and effective means for this purpose giving a to the horizontal bumper by bolts 26 tapping wide range of variation for the purpose of adaptinto the nuts, the heads of which bolts cooping the attachment to different widths of horierate with suitable means for clipping against 25 zontal bumpers or of varying the rake or angle the rear wall of the bumper bar IIJ. This means to the vertical of the sol-called vertical bumper. is herein shown as a single plate 28 spanning My invention will be well understood by referthe rear of the bar provided with a suitable numence to the following description thereof taken ber of bolt-receiving holes to provide for the 30 in connection with the accompanying drawing, various demands of practice. It will be noted 30 whereinzthat the mounting of the nut prevents tipping Fig. 1 is a vertical section of the vertical of the same in the plane of the paper, referbumper in position on the horizontal bumper ring to Fig. 1. In other words, the axis cannot bar; be angularly displaced and the engagement of Fig. 2 is a rear View thereof, the horizontal the bolts therein is facilitated. 35 bumper and the securing plate being omitted; The wide range of vertical adjustment of the and nuts inthe slots I4 would, for example, permit Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. them to cooperate with the bolts 26, assuming Referring to the drawing, I there show the the lower of these bolts to be inserted in the 4() vertical bumper as comprising an impact body hole 30 of the plate 28, which in the example 40 6 in the form of a stamping of heavy metal conshown is purely supernumerary, and the body caved rearwardly and having its sides formed to could be centered relatively to the bolt so placed. present seats 8 for engaging the horizontal Also in any instance a considerable Variation bumper bar I0. Within the hollow of the stampof angular position may be provided in according rearwardly of the front face of the body ance with the positioning of the nuts and the 45 6 a plate I2 may be secured as by means of the amount by which the bolts 26 are taken up.

lines of welding I4 providing for the engagement I am aware that the invention may be emof the fastening means which secure the body bodied in other specific forms without departing in position. from the spirit or essential attributes thereof,

In accordance with my invention I provide, andI therefore desire the present embodiment to 50 preferably at both ends of the body, a separable be considered in all respects as illustrative and element of a clamp having vertically sliding ennot restrictive; reference being had to the apgagement with the plate I2. For this purpose pended claims rather than to the foregoing dethe ends of the plate may be provided with slots scription to indicate the scope of the invention.

I6 forming vertical ways. The slots I6 are closed I claim: 55

1. A vertical bumper comprising a rearwardly concave body, a plate secured within the hollow thereof comprising a forwardly deflected central portion and ends having vertical slots eX- tending to the deflected portion, the said portion having openings permitting the passage of a member having a head wider than the slots into the openings with the head behind the margins of the same, threaded members which have such heads and are received in the slots and of lesser height than the length of the slots, marginall` portions of the wall of the slots adjacent the cen-V tral portion being deflected from the plane of the ends to retain said members in the. slots, and means for clamping the body to a horizontal'bar including cooperating threaded members,V

2. A vertical bumper comprisingran Yimpact body having a vertically Yslotted wall rearward of its front face, a nut having slots in its sides tting the margins of the slot to slide therein non-rotatably, and means for clamping the body in position on a horizontal bumper 'comprising a bolt tapping into said nut.

3. A vertical bumper comprising an impact body having a vertically slotted wall rearward of its front face, a threaded member having opposed kgrooves in which the margins of the slots are Yreceived for sliding movement of the member in slots, the length of the slots being substantially greater than the depth of such members whereby to provide a plurality of vertical positions of such members therein, and means for clamping the body to a horizontal bumper bar comprising means for engaging the bar and threaded members engageable therewith cooperating with said rst mentioned threaded members for connecting said means to the body across the edges of the bar,

5. A vertical member comprising an impact body adapted to be positioned in traversing relation on a horizontal bar, attaching means for engaging the back of the bar, means adapted to traverse anV edge of 4such bar for securing one end of the body to said attaching means, the body having adjacent the other end thereof a vertical way rearward of its front face, a threaded member permanently mounted in said way and having a substantial range of sliding movement vertically therein, and means including a cooperating threaded member to vsecure said other end* of the body to said attaching means.

6. A vertical member comprising an impact body adapted to be positioned in traversing rela- `tion en a horizontal bar, attaching means for engaging the back of the bar, means adapted to traverse an edge of such bar for securing one end of the body to said attaching means, the body having adjacent the other end thereof a vertical Way rearward of its front face, a threaded mem- V ber permanently mounted in said way and having ALPHONSO S. CAMPBELL. 

